Biden’s new staffing requirements put most Illinois nursing homes in peril – Center Square

The mandate requires that all nursing homes that receive Medicare and Medicaid funding provide a total of at least 3.48 hours of nursing care per resident per day, and must have a registered nurse onsite at all times. “If we were to apply the new policies and new standards to nursing homes in Illinois today, 84 percent of facilities would need more staff, and that is really significant,” said spokesperson Corie Wagner.